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Vakill: Armor Of God Review

Bizzon, what's up with all these album reviews? Well, now that I'm running around more, I just throw the new music on the ipod and listen while I drive.

Chicago rapper Vakill released Armor Of God last month and it's been getting some decent press for good reason. This album is exactly why you have to listen to an album all the way through. At the same time, it's exactly why you can put it down after a few songs.

You get the feel of his stories about the streets, grit, hard life and his talents upfront so you know where it's going. My initial thoughts were "He has some good lines and i'm interested, but I wish he just rapped it with more stlye/flavor". But the production and flow get much better and more interesting later in the album. If you are a fan of Royce, I'm sure you will like this album.

Vakill definitely has solid rapping skills and in the world of swag and Drake, it's nice to be reminded of what good rapping is. His strong point is the storytelling. This is shown on the track Apology where he responds to a newscaster on why he's lived the life he has. Crooked I, Rhymefest, and Juice add some words to the album on the track Beast Ballad where they all rhyme over one of those MOP high energy beats. Kinda wish the posse was on it too.

Luckily for Vakill, the track Heavy uses one of my favorite samples ever, Secrets Of The Forest, from the video game Chrono Trigger, which was a nice surprise.

For all you rap fans, this is an album for you. If you like hard beats, lyricism and miss "hip-hop", this is something you need to check out.

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